Irving Bacon
Known for Acting · 390 credits
- Born
- 1893-09-05
- Died
- 1965-02-05
- Place of birth
- Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Irving Ernest Bacon · Irving E. Bacon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films.
Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). He often played comical "average guys".
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played the weary postman Mr. Crumb in Columbia Pictures' Blondie film series. One of his bigger roles was as a similarly flustered postman in the thriller Cause for Alarm! in 1952.
During the 1950s, Bacon worked steadily in a number of television sitcoms, most notably I Love Lucy, where he appeared in two episodes, one which cast him as Ethel Mertz's father.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Maverick
1957
as Employee
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Postal Clerk
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Carter
I Love Lucy
1951
as Will Potter / Mr. Willoughby
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mayor Webster
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Apt. House Manager
Riverboat
1959
as Zack Mannion
December Bride
1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
General Electric Theater
1953
as Patch / Mr. Holbrook
Movies (380)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Corporal
Spellbound
1945
as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Driver
The Desperadoes
1943
as Dan Walters - Bartender
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Station Master
His Girl Friday
1940
as Gus (uncredited)
Our Wife
1941
as Doorman (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
1941
as Bank Teller
Moonrise
1948
as Judd Jenkins
San Francisco
1936
as Picnicker (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Graves
The Spoilers
1942
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
1935
as Slim
Bachelor Mother
1939
as Clerk at Exchange Window (uncredited)
Dakota Incident
1956
as Tully Morgan
Central Airport
1933
as Airport Weatherman
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Pierre Couvais
Western Union
1941
as Barber
Topper
1937
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Kansas Pacific
1953
as Casey
Holiday Inn
1942
as Gus
Golden Harvest
1933
as Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Gus - Trocadero Bartender
Fort Massacre
1958
as Charlie
Meet John Doe
1941
as Beany
Lillian Russell
1940
as Soldier
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Henry (uncredited)
Racket Busters
1938
as Counter Man (uncredited)
Dear Wife
1949
as Mike Man
Blondie
1938
as Mr. Beazley (uncredited)
High Wall
1947
Madame Racketeer
1932
as Gus, the Desk Clerk
A Star Is Born
1937
as Station Agent (uncredited)
File 113
1933
as Lagors
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Ben
Mister Big
1943
as Jimmy, Malt Shop Proprietor
Since You Went Away
1944
as Bartender at Cocktail Lounge (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
1944
as Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Frank (uncredited)
Big City
1937
as Jim Sloane
State of the Union
1948
as Buck Swenson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
as Tad (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
1936
as Pretty
Remember the Day
1941
as Cecil
Tropic Holiday
1938
as Sol Grunnion (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Mr. Miller
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Manhattan Moon
1935
as Lunch Man
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
as Mailman
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Hospital Official
Hidden Guns
1956
as Doc Carter
The Rodeo
1929
as Mabel's Father, Jimmy's Father-in-Law
Young People
1940
as Otis
Side Street
1929
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
Union Depot
1932
as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Ebeneezer Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
Great Guns
1941
as Postman
The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Tom Norton
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Hubert Ward
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Missionary (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Bill - Barber (uncredited)
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Prison Guard
Fighting Caravans
1931
as Mustachioed Barfly (uncredited)
Room for One More
1952
as Mayor Michael J. Kane
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Uniform Salesman (uncredited)
Tail Spin
1939
as Storekeeper (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Bartender (uncredited)
Lawyer Man
1932
as Court Guard (uncredited)
Bad Boy
1935
as Butcher
Honor of the Range
1934
as Townsman (uncredited)
Good Sam
1948
as Tramp
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Bystander
Second Fiddle
1939
as Harvey Vaughan
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Tunk Johnson (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Tom
Run for Cover
1955
as Scotty
Bad Girl
1931
as Expectant Father (uncredited)
Lilly Turner
1933
as Earle Yokum (uncredited)
Riding High
1950
as Hamburger Man
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Foreman of Jury
El Paso
1949
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
1933
as Pool Hall Dupe (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
1941
as Income Tax Man (uncredited)
The Hell Cat
1934
as Regan
Words and Music
1948
as Hollywood Realtor (uncredited)
At Gunpoint
1955
as Al Ferguson
Rocky
1948
as Bert Hillman
Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Mailman
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Hotel Clerk
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Patrol Sergeant at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as China Shop Salesman (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Chester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
Rio
1939
as 'Mushy'
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Clerk
Dear Ruth
1947
as Delivery Man
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Melvin
Blondie in Society
1941
as Mailman
It's Love I'm After
1937
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Dennis Colby
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Sam Skelly
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Tracy (uncredited)
Ann Vickers
1933
as Waiter (uncredited)
Young America
1942
as Bart Munson
He Learned About Women
1933
as Stage Door Man
Big Town Girl
1937
as Gas Station Attendant
The Happy Years
1950
as Mr. Conover
Made for Each Other
1939
as Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Zeke (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Sheriff Tuttle (Uncredited)
At the Circus
1939
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Sheriff
China Clipper
1936
as Charlie - the Janitor (uncredited)
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
as Peter Van Stoon
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Mr. Webb
Manhandled
1949
as Sgt. Fayle
Angel's Holiday
1937
as Fingerprint Expert
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Becker
This Is the Army
1943
as Waiter (uncredited)
About Irving Bacon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irving Bacon (September 6, 1893 – February 5, 1965) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 500 films. Bacon played on the stage for a number of years before getting into films in 1920. He was sometimes cast in films directed by Lloyd Bacon (incorrectly named as his brother in some sources) such as The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938). He often played comical "average guys". In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he played the weary postman Mr. Crumb in Columbia Pictures' Blondie film series. One… With 390 credits spanning from 1925 to 1987, Irving Bacon has appeared in 380 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Corporal
- Spellbound (1945) — as Railway Gateman (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Driver
- The Desperadoes (1943) — as Dan Walters - Bartender
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